Electric-lighting fixture



July 17, 1923- 1.462.132

H. w. CORDINGLY ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Aug. 26 1922 /6 0 F 1.

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HARRY W. CORDINGLY, 0F FREQERICKSBURG, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 DAISYUGED INGLEY, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

ELECTRIC-LIGHTIN G FIXTURE.

Application filed August 26, 1922. Serial No. 5%,435.

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Be it known that I, HARRY W. CORDINGLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fredericksburg, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric-Lighting Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in electric lightingfixtures, and particularly to that type known as ceiling ans.

p The primary object of the invention is to provide a pan of this character so constructed that it can be easily and quickly attached in fixed relation on a ceiling, or removed therefrom as desired. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which is so constructed that it can be installed on a ceiling of a building whether the same is equipped with wiring during its construction or afterwards, the same being extremely simple in construction and can be conveniently placed on the ceiling at any desired point.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the description roceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts, and hereinafter to be fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view through the device showing it in place upon a ceiling.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the device, removed from the ceiling.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the pan which is formed from clay or other suitable plastic material, said pan being coated with vitreous enamel or the like, and if desired, the outer surface of the pan may be ornamented.

The pan which is circular in shape and has its bottom 2 concavo-convex in cross section and is provided with an upwardly directed dome 3, the purpose of which will appear later.

The side wall 4 of the pan is curved, as at 5, and terminates into a perpendicular wall 6 which overhangs the wall 4.

The inner surface of the wall 6 is provided adjacent its upper edge with integral hori- -zontal guide flanges 7 and 8, which are inelined in opposite directions, and have their opposed ends separated by passages 9, the purpose of which will appear later.

Each flange 7 and 8 is provided with seats 10, at their lower-most points, said seats being formed between the shoulders -l1 and the substantially vertical webs 12. The seats are located diametrically opposite each other and adj acent the passageways 9.

Suitably secured in the dome 3 is a socket 13, which is equipped with a frosted incandescent bulb 14, current being furnished the bulb through the wires 15, which are led through the ceiling 16. In order to prevent interference with the current wires, a fibre cap 17 is placed over the dome 3, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

In order to attach the an to aceiling, a metal bar 18 is provide the same being suitably secured to the ceiling intermediate its ends. This bar has its ends terminating in downwardy directed spring arms 19, which are adapted to yieldably engage the seats 10, and since the arms are resilient it will be apparent that the upper edge of the wall 6 of the pan will be held firmly in engagement with the ceiling surface.

To attach the pan to a ceiling, it is only necessary to place the same in a position to permit the arms 19 to pass simultaneously through the passage-ways 9, whereupon the pan is turned bodily to the right, which action causes said arms to travel on the guide flanges 7 and 8 until they engage with seats 10, the rotary movement of the pan in this direction being arrested when the arms engage at webs 12. Since the flanges 7 and 8 are inclined downwardly, it will be apparent that when they reach the lower-most points of inclination of the flanges that they will be under strain, and 'will remain so in the seats 10, and hold the same in tight engagement with the ceiling, but at the same time permitting the same to be disengaged upon rotating the same in a reversed direction or to a position to cause the arms to coincide with passage-ways 9, whereby the same can be conveniently removed from engagement with the ceiling.

What is claimed is:

1. In a ceiling light fixture, a pan, guide flanges carried thereby, said flanges having seats associated therewith, spring arms car ried by the ceiling for yieldably and detachably engaging said seatsand means for limiting the rotary movement of the pan in one direction.

2. In a ceiling light fixture, a pan, oppositely inclined, guide flanges car ried thereby, and having seats formed therewith, webs adjacent the seats spring arms carried by the ceiling adapted to yieldabl y engage said seats to hold the pan in yieldin engagement with the ceiling, said webs imiting the rotary movement of the pan in one direction.

memes 3. In a ceiling light fixture, a pan having oppositely disposed downwardly inclined guide flanges formed internally thereof, said flanges having passage-ways associated therewith, seats associated with the flanges, and resilient arms carried by the ceiling and adapted to pass through the passage-way, for engaging the guide flanges, said flanges serving to direct the arms to said seats when the pan is rotated in one direction.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY W. CORDINGLY. 

